Walk : Green Crag (1,602
ft) from the
Date : 8th
July 2021
Weather : Dull, low cloud, mist, rain, poor visibility @ 15°C
Distance : 5
miles round trip
Time Taken : 1 hour 30 mins to summit
Which
part of Lakeland is this walk situated
Terrain Overview
Overview
Should anyone
who reads this blog have the similar misfortune that
we experienced when attempting to bag this summit, then here are
a few observations based solely on my
experience …
The above
excerpt from AW`s notes on Green Crag was not
we experienced, it may have been at the time and conditions when he completed
the Green Crag Section of his 1960 guide
book 4 – but we found the start purely by luck, it wasn`t
obvious and the “path” such that it was,
was in fact sketchy to say the least and non
existent past Great Worm Crag. For navigation purposes in bad visibility, the
key land marks
in what is a
largely featureless expanse of moor land will be Rough Crag, then on to Great
Worm Crag, then onto White How and then finally
up the southern shoulder of Green Crag. In
good visibility, these three landmarks are easy to pick out, but be prepared
for some really boggy
walking between Great Worm Crag up to the start
of the ridgeline on to Green Crag with little in the way of a path to follow.
The walk, as AW
briefly described is on the upper most part of the Birker
Fell Road approx 300 yards or so after a cattle grid. In this shot the
first landmark to aim for (Rough Crag) is
shown left of centre
Approximately
200 yards from where we parked the car there seems an obvious start point on
the right. Ignore this, it quickly turns into a
pathless quagmire
Approximately
another 50 yards further on the “path” on the right, as such provides easier
walking up to the first check point of Rough Crag
Looking back to
the
Looking over to Yoadcastle and Seat How from the path
Approaching
Rough Crag
As you approach the
crag the faint track bends round to the right and heads towards Great Worm Crag
Looking across
to Devoke Water on the path to Great Worm Crag
Great Worm Crag
straight ahead, a modest climb
The
summit cairn on Great Worm Crag. At this point the path and the visibility both deteriorated dramatically
The way ahead
towards the next land mark … White How
Underneath the
mist – the main bulk of Green Crag
Heading towards
White How over the bogs
White How
A brief lifting
of the mist and enough of a view from White How to make the crossing over very
boggy ground to the shoulder of Green Crag
Skirting the
shoulder of the ridgeline to the main bulk of Green Crag
A prominent
grassy rake between the craggy western face leads to the summit. The path
improves greatly at this point and leads to the summit
between a series of moraines. We took this
completely useless 360 degree view from the summit … https://youtu.be/VCMfc_TIIDs
In
conclusion – not a very good day on the Fells. There should have been some fine views
of the Scafells and surrounding high peaks, but
sadly it was not to be. However … “Better a
rainy day in
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